2005-01 Redware Basket-Formed Bowl

Utility Pots

This unsigned bowl, made of red clay with the lower half formed in a basket, was made by Vera Pooyouma, Hotevilla (Third Mesa). The top half of the pot was stone polished and the pot has fire clouds. Vera Pooyouma was about 85 years old when she made this pot and was...

2004-04 Large Plainware Bowl with Rim

Utility Pots

The lower quarter of the pot shows some water damage, but unlike utility pots 1995-02, 1998-01, 1998-05, 1999-14, 2003-09, or 2010-17, the pot does not appear to have been used in a Hopi home. Like utility pots 1987-02 and 2002-05, this pot was likely made for sale to...

2004-03 Polacca D Corn Meal Bowl with Kachina Design

1880s to 1900 Transition Ware, Kachina Design, Polacca Ware, Utility Pots

Hopi Polacca D oblong bowl with handle crackled white finish, red rim, and handle. Dating from about 1890, this is probably a cornmeal pot used by villagers who circle around dancing kachinas in the public plaza of a Hopi/Hopi-Tewa village and bless the kachinas with...

2003-09 Small Plainware Utility Canteen #2

Canteens, Utility Pots

This unpainted utility ware Hopi canteen is slightly larger than, but identical in form to, 1995-02. The canteen was probably made between the turn of the century and 1930, although this is just a guess. One handle is slightly cracked. For other canteens in the...

2002-05 Plainware Utility Bowl

Utility Pots

Little pottery is made at Third Mesa. This pot was probably made for home use and not for sale. Bessie Monongye was born on August 1, 1927 in Orabi and, as a small girl, was taught pottery and basket making by her grandmother Dalashongsie and now lives in her...

1999-14 Small Utility Pot – Hotevilla Village

Utility Pots

Hopi utility ware pot, undecorated with encrustations from near Hotevilla., pre 1950s (?). This older pot shows its use and age has cracked it some, but the texture of the finish and simplicity of its form give it a simple, solid beauty. For other “utility” pots in...